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When Wicked Cool Toys became the Pokémon master toy licensee outside Asia

Announced 8 May 2017; start July 2018

ReportedReported by trade press from the company announcement.

What this is

When Wicked Cool Toys became the Pokémon master toy licensee outside Asia: announced 8 May 2017, effective July 2018.

How it’s built

  1. Reported by Kidscreen, a children’s-entertainment trade magazine: named “master toy licensee for its global Pokémon brand outside of Asia, beginning in July 2018”.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

The Pokémon Company International also took a stake and a board seat; TOMY stayed a partner for some items. No rate, guarantee or term was stated.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

named Philadelphia-headquartered Wicked Cool Toys as master toy licensee for its global Pokémon brand outside of Asia, beginning in July 2018

In English

Appointment was announced in May 2017 and took effect July 2018 (not an appointment in 2018). Payee: TPCi (licensor). Territory worldwide ex-Asia. No rate, MG or term stated.